Mount Carmel Bluffs
Nursing home in Dubuque, Iowa, CMS certification number 165792
1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003 · Dubuque County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mount Carmel Bluffs take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mount Carmel Bluffs is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mount Carmel Bluffs reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.63
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.28
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.10
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.26
- Weekend total hours
- 4.07
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 7.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 26, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 20, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Mount Carmel Bluffs in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.2 residents live here, about 89% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 53.2
- Certified since
- August 31, 2021
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mount Carmel Bluffs
- Legal business name
- Bvm-Phs Senior Housing Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 21 homes nationally under Presbyterian Homes & Services, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Mount Carmel Bluffs
- Harmony Dubuque901 West Third Street, Dubuque 52001
- Bethany Home1005 Lincoln Avenue, Dubuque 52001
- Luther Manor at Hillcrest3131 Hillcrest Road, Dubuque 52001
- Ennoble Nursing and Rehab2000 Pasadena Drive, Dubuque 52001
- Dubuque Specialty Care2935 Kaufmann Avenue, Dubuque 52001
See also all nursing homes in Dubuque.
Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, the 8 in Dubuque, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Mount Carmel Bluffs, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Mount Carmel Bluffs
What is the CMS star rating of Mount Carmel Bluffs?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mount Carmel Bluffs accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mount Carmel Bluffs?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mount Carmel Bluffs?
Bvm-Phs Senior Housing Inc, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.